The nurse teaches the patient at risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) that some risk factors can be controlled or modified. What modifiable factors would the nurse include?
A) Gender, obesity, family history, and smoking
B) Inactivity, stress, gender, and smoking
C) Obesity, inactivity, diet, and smoking
D) Stress, family history, and obesity
C
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The risk factors for CAD that can be controlled or modified include obesity, inactivity, diet, stress, and smoking. Gender and family history are risk factors that cannot be controlled.
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